Fracture strength of different techniques for re-attachment of teeth submitted or not to endodontic treatment / Resistência à fratura de técnicas de colagem empregadas para restauração de dentes fraturados com ou sem tratamento endodôntico

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2007

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The aim of this study was to compare the fracture strength of three techniques used to reattach tooth fragments in sound and endodontically-treated fractured teeth either associated or not with fiber post placement. Ninety human lower incisors were randomly divided into three groups of 30 teeth each. In group A teeth were not subjected to endodontic treatment; while teeth from groups B and C were endodontically treated and the pulp chamber restored with a composite resin. All teeth were fractured by an axial load applied to the buccal area in order to obtain tooth fragments. Teeth from each group were divided again into three subgroups: bonded only [BO], buccal chamfer [BC] and circumferential chamfer [CC]). Before the re-attachment procedures, fiber posts were placed in teeth from group C. All teeth (groups A, B and C) had the fragments re-attached using a dual cure resin luting cement (Duo-Link, Bisco Inc., Itasca, IL). In the BO group, no additional preparation was made. Teeth from groups BC and CC groups had a 1.0 mm-depth chamfer placed in the fracture line either on buccal surface [group BC] or along the buccal and lingual surfaces [group CC]. Increments of microhybid composite resin were used in subgroups BC and CC to restore the chamfer. The specimens were loaded until fracture in the same pre-determined area. The force required to detach each fragment was recorded and a percentage of fracture strength recovery calculated for each tooth. The data was subjected to a two-way analysis of variance (Group vs. Re-attachment technique) and Tukeys test (?=0.05). Only the main factor Re-attachment technique was statistically significant (p<0.05). None of the techniques used for teeth re-attachment restored the fracture strength of the intact teeth. The placement of buccal and circumferential chamfer yielded statistically similar (p>0.05) fracture strength recovery, which was superior to the bonded only technique (p<0.05). The use of fiber post is not mandatory for the reinforcement of the tooth structure before reattachment of fragments in endodontically-treated teeth. When bonding a fractured fragment, the buccal or circumferential re-attachment techniques should be preferable in comparison with the simple re-attachment without any additional preparation.

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pinos dentários endodontia colagem dentária reattachment tooth fracture endodontics dental pins fratura dos dentes

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